Scientists Attribute Mysterious Sea Star Wasting Syndrome to Virus

November 18, 2014 1:29 PM

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Starfishes are dying on a massive scale and ideas on what causes this range from global warming to pollutants. New research points to a virus known as SSaDV as the culprit behind millions of sea stars wasting away and dying.(Photo : Wikimedia Commons)

Starfishes are dying on a massive scale and ideas on what causes this range from global warming to pollutants. New research points to a virus known as SSaDV as the culprit behind millions of sea stars wasting away and dying.